Anemone plant named &#39;Anem081&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Anemone plant named ‘ANEM081’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; single-type flowers that are red purple in color; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Anemone hupehensis.

Cultivar denomination: ‘ANEM081’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Anemone, botanically known as Anemone hupehensis and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘ANEM081’.

The new Anemone plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program is to create new long-flowering Anemone plants with large attractive flowers.

The new Anemone plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in September, 2015 in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands of two unidentified seedling selections of Anemone hupehensis, not patented. The new Anemone plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands in September, 2016.

Asexual reproduction of the new Anemone by in vitro meristem culture in a controlled environment in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands since November, 2017 has shown that the unique features of this new Anemone plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Anemone have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and various cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘ANEM081’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘ANEM081’ as a new and distinct Anemone plant:

-   -   1. Upright and relatively compact plant habit.     -   2. Moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit.     -   3. Early and freely flowering habit.     -   4. Long flowering period.     -   5. Single-type flowers that are red purple in color.     -   6. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of the parent selections. Plants of the new Anemone differ primarily from plants of the parent selections in plant habit as plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of the parent selections.

Plants of the new Anemone can be compared to plants of Anemone hupehensis ‘Pocahontas’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,352. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pocahontas’ differ primarily in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Anemone are more compact than plants of         ‘Pocahontas’.     -   2. Plants of the new Anemone and ‘Pocahontas’ differ in flower         color as plants of ‘Pocahontas’ have light purple-colored         flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Anemone plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Anemone plant.

The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘ANEM081’ in a container.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet comprises a close-up view of typical leaves of ‘ANEM081’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet comprises a close-up view of a typical flower and flower buds of ‘ANEM081’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in 21-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands and under cultural practices typical of commercial Anemone production.

During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 18° C. to 30° C. and night temperatures ranged from 6° C. to 18° C. Plants were one year old when the photographs and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Anemone hupehensis ‘ANEM081’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Unidentified seedling selection of             Anemone hupehensis, not patented.         -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unidentified seedling selection of             Anemone hupehensis, not patented. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type.—In vitro meristem culture.         -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About 14 days at             temperatures about 25° C.         -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About 20 days at             temperatures about 10° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 60 days             at temperatures about 20° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 75 days             at temperatures about 18° C.         -   Root description.—Medium in thickness, fleshy; close to             N199C to N199D in color, actual color of the roots is             dependent on substrate composition, water quality,             fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and             physiological age of roots.         -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense. -   Plant description:     -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial; upright and             relatively compact plant habit with leaves developing from             basal rosettes; numerous basal rosettes developing per             plant; oblong in overall shape; moderately vigorous to             vigorous growth habit; moderate growth rate.         -   Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.—About 22.2             cm.         -   Plant height, soil level to top of floral plane.—About 44.6             cm.         -   Plant diameter.—About 38.5 cm. -   Leaf description:     -   -   Arrangement, basal leaves.—Alternate; simple.         -   Arrangement, cauline leaves.—Opposite; simple.         -   Length, basal leaves.—About 8.1 cm.         -   Width, basal leaves.—About 6.7 cm.         -   Length, cauline leaves.—About 5 cm.         -   Width, cauline leaves.—About 3.5 cm.         -   Shape, basal leaves.—Broadly ovate.         -   Shape, cauline leaves.—Ovate to broadly ovate.         -   Apex, basal and cauline leaves.—Acute.         -   Base, basal leaves.—Hastate.         -   Base, cauline leaves.—Attenuate.         -   Margin, basal and cauline leaves.—Serrulate; tri-lobed,             depth of sinuses are medium to deep and divergent.         -   Texture and luster, basal and cauline leaves, upper             surface.—Smooth, glabrous; matte.         -   Texture and luster, basal and cauline leaves, lower             surface.—Sparsely pubescent; matte.         -   Venation pattern, basal and cauline leaves.—Laciniate.         -   Color, basal and cauline leaves.—Developing leaves, upper             surface: Close to 143A. Developing leaves, lower surface:             Close to 138B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close             to NN137B venation, close to 144B. Fully expanded leaves,             lower surface: Close to between 138B and 147B; venation,             close to 144C.         -   Leaf petioles.—Length, basal leaves: About 13.7 cm. Length,             cauline leaves: About 8 mm. Diameter, basal and cauline             leaves: About 1.75 mm. Strength, basal and cauline leaves:             Strong. Texture and luster, basal and cauline leaves, upper             and lower surfaces: Sparsely pubescent; glossy. Color, basal             and cauline leaves, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.         -   Stipules.—Quantity and arrangement: Two, opposite at the             base of each leaf. Length: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About             3 mm. Shape: Narrowly oblong. Texture, upper surface:             Smooth, glabrous. Texture, lower surface: Sparsely             pubescent. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 157A. -   Flower description:     -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Single-type rotate             flowers arranged in simple and compound cymes; freely             flowering habit with 150 flowers developing per plant;             flowers face mostly upright to slightly outwardly.         -   Fragrance.—None detected.         -   Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Anemone begin             flowering about ten months after planting and flower during             summer until the late summer in The Netherlands.         -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about ten days on             the plant; flowers not persistent.         -   Inflorescence height.—About 40.2 cm.         -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 13.3 cm.         -   Flower diameter.—About 5.8 cm.         -   Flower length (depth).—About 1.8 cm.         -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 9 mm.             Shape: Ovate. Texture and luster: Densely pubescent; matte.             Color: Close to N186C; towards the base, close to 145A to             145B.         -   Petals.—Absent.         -   Sepals.—Quantity and arrangement: Five in a single whorl.             Length: About 2.6 cm to 3.3 cm. Width: About 2.3 cm to             2.7 cm. Shape: Ovate to obovate. Apex: Obtuse to broadly             acute. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire. Texture and luster,             upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Texture and             luster, lower surface: Densely pubescent; slightly glossy.             Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to 71A and 72B.             When opening, lower surface: Close to 64A. Fully opened,             upper surface: Close to 70B and 71A; venation, similar to             lamina colors; color becoming closer to 70B and towards the             base and apex, close to 64A to 64B with development. Fully             opened, lower surface: Close to 70A and 70B; venation,             similar to lamina color; color becoming closer to 64A and             64B with development.         -   Peduncles.—Length: About 29.2 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.             Aspect: About 10° from vertical. Strength: Strong. Texture             and luster: Pubescent; somewhat glossy. Color: Close to 144A             occasionally tinged with close to N200A.         -   Pedicels.—Length: About 11.5 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm.             Aspect: About 30° from the peduncle axis. Strength:             Moderately strong. Texture and luster: Densely pubescent;             slightly glossy. Color: Close to 148B occasionally tinged             with close to N199A to N199B.         -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen number per flower:             About 150. Filament length: About 7 mm. Filament color:             Close to 150D. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther length: About             1.75 mm. Anther diameter: About 0.5 mm. Anther color: Close             to 14A. Amount of pollen: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to             11D. Gynoecium: Pistil number per flower: About 240. Pistil             length: About 1 mm. Stigma shape: Club-shaped. Stigma             length: About 0.5 mm. Stigma diameter: About 0.5 mm. Stigma             color: Close to N144A. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style             color: Close to 150D. Ovary color: Close to 144A.         -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit development have not been             observed on plants of the new Anemone to date. -   Garden performance: Plants of the new Anemone have been observed to     have good garden performance, to tolerate high temperatures of about     35° C. and to be suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 9. -   Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Anemone have not been     observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Anemone     plants. 

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Anemone plant named ‘ANEM081’ as illustrated and described. 